‘What’s remarkable is that the former Clemson Tiger has accumulated these Hall of Fame career-building numbers playing with nearly a dozen different middling quarterbacks: Matt Schaub, Case Keenum, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Brian Hoyer, Ryan Mallett, T.J. Yates, Brandon Weeden, Brock Osweiler and Tom Savage.’
Archives for October 2018
Pollock: Numbers aside, Allen led Bills to late victory
‘Of the way Allen performed with the game on the line, coach Sean McDermott maintained, “There’s quarterbacks out there that have a nice resume already, but haven’t led a team on a drive to win a football game at the end. Josh can say that he’s done that.’
Bills defense ready to ‘plaster’ against playmaker Deshaun Watson
‘”Watson is a fast, athletic quarterback who’s able to still defeat the rush and keep his eyes downfield for that big play. It’s a very tough task (to stop him) because you got someone that’s very mobile but still is aware enough to find the open receiver and he does a great job of that – finding 10 (Hopkins) or any of those guys coming out of the backfield. So for us it’s how can we corral him and just keep pressure on him all game.”‘
Can the Buffalo Bills get to .500, and 7 more things to watch vs. Texans
‘Seeing how the Bills play Watson will be one of the more interesting storylines on Sunday. If Watson puts up the gaudy stats that he has in the last four games, Buffalo could find themselves struggling to keep up with the Texans.’
Texans impressed with ‘top-flight’ Bills corner Tre’Davious White
‘“He’s very good,” Texans coach Bill O’Brien said. “He’s very talented, very strong, can press, can play off, good ball skills. We studied him a lot coming out of college.’
Saturday’s Houston Coverage
Texans trying to speed up learning process up front (Houston Chronicle)
Injured Texans QB Deshaun Watson listed as questionable (Houston Chronicle)
Texans’ Jadeveon Clowney: ‘The more sacks you get, the better player you are’ (Houston Chronicle)
Texans tackle Kendall Lamm: Cowboys game was a ‘confidence-booster’ (Houston Chronicle)
Texans impressed with ‘top-flight’ Bills corner Tre’Davious White (Houston Chronicle)
Texans backup Brandon Weeden on Deshaun Watson: ‘Throwing the ball well, improved every day’ (Houston Chronicle)
Texans’ Tyrann Mathieu: ‘I still don’t think we’ve played our best football yet’ (Houston Chronicle)
Texans look for third straight win as Bills visit NRG Stadium in Week 6 (KPRC-TV)
Bill O’Brien Not Underestimating Buffalo Heading Into Sunday (KILT-AM)
Vandermeer’s View: Another wild weekend awaits (HoustonTexans.com)
Texans Transcripts: October 12 (HoustonTexans.com)
Bills starting safety Hyde set to play against Texans
‘Hyde practiced fully on Friday, as did backup safety Rafael Bush, who also didn’t play in a 13-12 win over Tennessee last week because of a shoulder injury.’
Injury updates on White, Hyde, Bush, and Texans quarterback Watson
‘White had a flare-up of an ankle injury at Monday’s practice, but there doesn’t seem to be too much concern over his availability for Sunday. Guard John Miller was a new addition to the injury report Thursday with an ankle issue. The final injury report and game status for each player will be released after practice Friday.’
Johnson: Playing in the slot has been ‘a change for me’
‘“I just kind of read the quarterbacks eyes, and based off of how our defense is supposed to be played,” Johnson said with Howard Simon and Jeremy White on Thursday. “So I just read the quarterback’s vision and he happened to throw the ball right where I broke.”’
7 things to watch in Bills-Texans this weekend
‘“Every sack you’re aware because if you use your momentum and you fall through like you’ve been taught since Pee Wee– finishing an actual tackle you know, that’s a penalty,” Hughes said this week on One Bills Live. “So, for now, it’s been just lunging, grabbing and gator rolling. What we call gator rolling–where you just rapidly spin the guy around that way it forces him to hang on to the ball so he’s not throwing just anywhere.”’
Friday injury report: Bush, Hyde, White all good to go for Sunday
‘Tre’Davious White, who popped up on the injury report on Wednesday with an ankle injury, and was limited Thursday also practiced fully Friday and is expected to start in the much anticipated matchup with Houston WR DeAndre Hopkins.’
Fan Mailbag: What’s the top matchup? What’s next for the passing game?
‘The hope going forward is that each week Josh Allen can do a little more to help complement a run game to keep defenses honest.’
Bills Today: Bills Hall of Famer addresses team at practice
‘“I had to come in town for an appearance for CDW, and the appearance was actually right here at the stadium,” Smith said. “I called Sean [McDermott] and told him I wanted to stop by, and he asked if I would speak to the team. I said, ‘Absolutely.’ And I just shared with them what it means to be a Bill.”
Healthy again, Jerry Hughes back to creating havoc
‘“He’s a player that carries great influence,” McDermott said. “There’s times when he gets chipped, so they certainly respect what he does and try to account for him off the edge. He brings great energy to the table every day, every game. I’ve seen his game evolve into more than just off the edge, which is part of his development, which has been great.”’
Bills Notebook: Dean Marlowe presses through ‘mind games,’ returns to practice squad
‘“It’s weird,” Marlowe said of going from that to cut two days later. “Every week, I prepare like I’m playing. Just to know that they told me there was a high percentage of me playing this past week, I took my preparation to another level. Had a great week of practice, played extremely solid in the game, now to find out I’m cut the next day and back on the practice squad. That’s a lot of mind games, but you’ve just got to control what you can control and keep going.”’